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Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy for Pediatric Catecholamine-Dependent Septic Shock: A Pilot Study

Not Applicable
Conditions
Catecholamine&#45
Dependent septic shock
Children
Septic shock
Hydrocortisone
Corticosteroids
Shock reversal
Registration Number
TCTR20190219003
Lead Sponsor
Siriraj research development fund (managed by routine to research)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending (Not yet recruiting)
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

All children 6 months †18 years of age with septic shock who require vasoactive-inotropic support in the pediatric IC

Exclusion Criteria

•Pre-existing hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction
•History of long term corticosteroid use within 6 months or short term corticosteroid use within past 4 weeks
•History of etomidate or ketonazole use within past 7 days
•HIV infection
•Skin lesion described as purpura fulminans
•History of receiving vasoactive-inotropic drugs > 24 hours before enrollment
•Diabetes mellitus
•Blood sugar ≥180 mg/dL before enrollment

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time to shock reversal until dischagre form ICU Time to maintain SBP > 5th percentile + without vasoactive-inotropic support for at least 24 hrs
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ength of PICU stay ICU admission date to ICU discharge date days,Length of hospital stay until discharge from hospital days,28 day-mortality Death from any causes at 28 days after enrollment Mortality rate ,Continuous renal replacement therapy requirement Until discharge form ICU The proportion of CRRT patients,Blood product requirement Until dischagre form ICU The proportion of required blood transfusion patients,Organ dysfunction free days Free from organ failure at 28 days after enrollment days,Adverse effects Adverse effects at 7 days after enrollment The proportion of adverse effects
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